Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) appeared on MSNBC's Hardball to spread the GOP's false talking points on the Bush tax cuts. Responding to a question from guest host Michael Smerconish, Culberson claimed that the top two percent of earners, who would be affected by the expiration of the tax breaks for the top two tax brackets, consist "primarily" of "small business owners." In fact, "exceedingly few" small businesses fall into this category. In order to make their talking point stick, the GOP has had to expand their definition of "small business" to include very large corporations organized as "pass-through" entities as well as a number of non-employer tax filers like authors and athletes.

In a June 29, 2009 blog post on The Hill's "Congress Blog," Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) falsely claimed the American Clean Energy and Security Act would drastically raise costs and kill jobs. In reality, this legislation would create 1.7 million American jobs, reduce harmful emissions and help America become more energy independent - all for the price of a postage stamp per day.

This is getting out of control. As thousands of people are running for their lives in Iran, Republicans in the House continue to compare their own political situation to the violent protests in the streets of Iran.

On May 20, 2009, Rep. John Culberson wrote a blog post in The Hill claiming that the American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) Act of 2009 would cost Texans billions in increased electricity charges and hundreds a year in utility bills, and said: "the staggering costs of a cap and trade program will stifle our domestic energy and manufacturing sectors and result in major rate increases for consumers." As usual, a Republican has it wrong on cap-and-trade.

Texas Rep. John Culberson is a typical, insincere politician. His "Let Texans Run Texas" blog featured two posts BACK TO BACK in which he decried exorbitant federal spending in one, and bragged about requesting $267 million for a pet project in the next.